Nia looked up at him, frowning then babbled again and turned and offered her arms to Charlie. He stooped to pick her up and carried her a little closer. "This is Nia," he said. "Eugenia - my daughter. Nia this is Manny Temminck."
Nia continued to stare, wary but not alarmed. She could see just as well as her father could that Manny wasn't a regular person.